v1.0.14 - Fix Corrupted Text at End of Episode 1

Changes

• Fix corrupted text issue with v1.0.13 (the last release) near the end of Episode 1 (text would be permanently corrupted so you couldn't progress the game). This affects BOTH ADV and NVL mode.
• If you are on version v1.0.13 (the last release), your saves will be compatible (only one word in the script was changed).

If you are on v1.0.13 (the last release), and are playing through Episode 1, you MUST upgrade, as this bug will prevent you from completing the last part of Episode 1.

Update/Installation Instructions

• Download the installer from Installer Usage/Download Page
• Using the installer, install to the same destination as you selected previously
• The installer should automatically detect a partial update is required and apply the update

Also, be sure to read the wiki if this is your first time installing.

v1.0.13 - Fix Disappearing Text Issue in ADV mode, NVL linebreak fix etc. (23/12/2019)

NVL Mode fixes

• Fix Double-spaced line breaks (br) not being properly displayed in NVL mode.
• Fix some places where the text would be displayed with a longer delay than expected.

I would highly recommend upgrading the next time you reach the end of an episode.

ADV Mode fixes

• Force clickwait before text overflows when text is displayed automatically
• Spot fix for graphical textbox artifact at end of episode 4
• Fix places where empty textbox remains on screen during a delay
• Fix some invalid/wrong nametags
• Fix some places where the text would be displayed with a longer delay than expected.

On 23/11/2019 (previous month), a fix was applied to fix the backlog disappearing, which was successful. It also applied a fix for the text disappearing issue, but that only fixed some of the bugs in the script.

This most recent update will hopefully fix the disappearing text issue for good. This would occur when playing ADV mode (only affects Question Arcs). The text would be displayed, but upon reaching the point where the line would wrap/a page break would occur, the text would disappear.

You can see (spoilery) example here, but it's very obvious while you're playing when it happens: #147

I have decided to issue a warning if you're using ADV mode to expect there to be some bugs. Playing NVL mode is "safer" if you wish to avoid all possible bugs (bugs will usually be related to text display). Please report any bugs to us on Github or Discord so they can be fixed.

I would highly recommend upgrading the next time you reach the end of an episode.

Update/Installation Instructions

• Download the installer from Installer Usage/Download Page
• Using the installer, install to the same destination as you selected previously
• The installer should automatically detect a partial update is required and apply the update

We only recommend doing this update between chapters/before starting a new chapter, as updating will break your saves.

Also, be sure to read the wiki if this is your first time installing.

Old Releases and Assets Backup

Backup assets are attached to this release.

Fix Text Overflow Bug - 19/08/2019

Fix bug where text would overflow the text box if there were repeated "automatic" lines (lines which appear without clicking). This would have happened a handful of times during the course of the game.

Add Upscaled Ryukishi Sprites Option - 09/07/2019

Added Upscaled Ryukishi sprites option. See "mod options" section of wiki for more details.

Add Upscaled Pachinko Sprites Option - 22/06/2019

An option to replace the PS3 sprites with upscaled versions of the Pachinko sprites (Mangagamer, non-ryukishi sprites)
has been added.

There may still be some times in the game where the PS3 sprites will appear (CGs will use PS3 sprites, and so will
zoomed in sprites for the Answer arcs). There are also some Pachinko characters which don't have sprites at all -
they will show up with the PS3 sprites. The character portraits for the Answer Arcs will show as PS3 sprites, too.

Question Arcs Missing Voices Bug Fix - 15/06/2019

Quite a fair way into the game on the Question Arcs, voices would fail to play back (for certain characters).

This was due to a very big arc4.nsa which had all the voice files in it. The voice file was too large for the game to handle, so everything past a certain point wouldn't play.

In the new version of the patch, the voice file is split into two smaller files (arc4.nsa and arc5.nsa) so the game can handle it.

This problem affected all installs from 19/05/2019 to 15/06/2019, so there would have been a roughly 1-month span where your
install would have had broken voices. If you installed during this time, it would be best to either manually apply the voice
file pack, or re-install the game using the installer.

Mangagamer (Non-Steam) Voice File Bug Fix - 26/05/2019

The layout of the the arc[X].nsa files is different between the Mangagamer and Steam versions. The recent
voice file optimization did not take that into account, and thus broke voice playback for users who have the Mangagamer (non-steam) release of Umineko.

This has been fixed on the latest installer. If you have this problem and don't want to re-install,
just rename the arc4.nsa file to arc1.nsa, so the game can find it.

Voice File Optimization - 19/05/2019

The voice files are now stored as a single file (arc4.nsa). This will speed up
installation time (especially on a HDD), and also reduce the number of voice files on disk from about 51,000 to just one file.

We don't expect any issues, but if you find any problems with voice playback, please let us know.

WARNING: 02/05/2019

We have had a couple reports of performance problems for Chapters 5-8, even on high end PCs.
On very low end PCs (like atom CPU laptops with integrated graphics), this is expected, but not on high end PCs.

Firstly, please launch the game unmodded to check the game works correctly without mods. Please do not make any
saves though, as saves from the unmodded game are not compatible.

Please make sure to close all CPU intensive programs in the background (even your web browser!). This is because the
game uses the CPU for graphics rendering, and is single threaded, so even if you have a multicore processor
it can only ever use one core.

It's also possible for a poor performing hard disk to cause performance problems, as images are loaded
by the engine each time they are displayed (as far as we know).

If you still have problems, please post your CPU and GPU specs and a description of how
the lag appears on our Discord for us to analyse.

If you figure out what's causing the problem, please let us know as we really want to sort this issue out.

High Resolution Monitors

High resolution screens (greater than 1080p) can also cause problems (mainly on integrated graphics). Forcing your desktop
screen resolution lower may help. You can test if this is a problem by playing in windowed mode with a small
window - performance will usually improve.

Older news

23/02/2019: On the 05/02/2019 a change was made to the manual mac install instructions which would prevent you from starting the game. It has now been reverted (sorry abou that).

28-01-2019: Cross Platform Installer is now suggested in install instructions. Wiki has been refactored.

28-01-2019: Add ADV mode to Full Patch of Question Arcs

17-11-18: Add beta version of Question Arcs in 1080p resolution (previously resolution was 960p, resulting in some blurriness). You can install it via the installer or manually. Add ability to toggle language with 'Tab' button.

2-10-18: Add Japanese Language mode (thanks Naoki!). Note: currently doesn't work for "Voice Only" or answer arcs "ADV mode", due to those versions using a different script.

15-07-18: Some small changes to both arcs (to update you need both the latest script file and the latest update zip)

• For Question arcs only, add the option to view the original game's videos since some consider the PS3 openings too spoilery. (Question arcs issue #101)
• Use English title logo for Question arcs (Question arcs issue #100)
• Fix transparency of images for one scene for Answer arcs (use alphablend mode images)

06-06-18: For Chiru Arcs only, minor update to script and assets (see issue #47)

05-05-18: For Question Arcs only, fix some missing voice delays.

01-05-18: Update all .exes to give a reminder if you forget to rename the 0.utf to 0.u instead of the generic/incorrect error message. Backup of the old .exes can be found here.

13-04-18: Add missing Maria/Rosa Alternate Sprites to the merged update pack (pack v4 cumulative) for Question Arcs only.

02-04-18: Question arc script was updated to fix voice/unvoiced delay bugs.

17-02-18: Did Steam update your game, breaking your patch? Follow the Question Arc Instructions or the Answer Arc Instructions.

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v2.9.5

Hello, everyone. While we're getting ready to release the graphics patch for Umineko Answer Arcs, we decided to bring a new feature that will fix the sound issues some people have been facing.

Save Game Compatibility

Please do NOT expect save games to be compatible different versions of the game (specifically, when you modify 0.utf). The game will usually crash if you load an incompatible save, or jump you forward/backward in the script. You can use the 'skip' functionality to get back to your previous position, instead of loading a saved game.

For this reason, we recommend you patch the game before you start playing.

Changelog

• Changed the way the game handles music/sfx volume (should be 25% lower)
  • Adds a new method to adjust the volume by modifying the 0.utf script (see below)

;If the music and sound effects are too loud/quiet, they can be adjusted by tweaking volX and volY
;Volume is multiplied by volX/volY, both must be integers. Default is 3/4
numalias volX 3
numalias volY 4

Prerequisites

This update doesn't need a voice or graphics patch upgrade.

Installation:

The tutorial has been moved to the wiki.

Umineko Question Arcs Voice and Graphics Patch v2.9.0

September update is here, and Chiru is drawing near! As always our thanks to @Forteissimo for his amazing eye to detail.

Save Game Compatibility

Please do NOT expect save games to be compatible different versions of the game (specifically, when you modify 0.utf). The game will usually crash if you load an incompatible save, or jump you forward/backward in the script. You can use the 'skip' functionality to get back to your previous position, instead of loading a saved game.

For this reason, we recommend you patch the game before you start playing.

Changelog

• Fix the stakes placement in certain scenes
• Fix some CG scaling issues
• Fix some effects to use their PS3 counterparts
• Small improvements to menu
• Fix some issues with sound in a certain scene

A new graphics patch build is needed to run this version. Download it below.

Prerequisites:

Current users only need to download the files 0.utf and the graphics patch.

Please download these files to your computer before installation:

• 0.utf and Umineko1to4.exe (available below)
• Voices
• Graphics

Installation:

Since this patch is a pretty big release, we recommend to start fresh and download at least the full graphics pack. Existing users can skip the voices installation.

1. Extract umineko-voices-*.zip to a temporary directory. Open the extracted folder, and copy the contents of umineko-voices-master-8f40ccf9d66c27d9c0e454469145efac8f424f95 folder to the root Umineko directory. It should appear as the directory umineko\voice. Don't copy the whole umineko-voices-master-8f... folder directly into the umineko game directory!
2. Extract umineko-graphics-*.zip to a temporary directory. Open the extracted folder, and copy the contents of umineko-graphics-master-5527fd9d1ba51ed9ac270972166aecf3d265f725 folder to the root Umineko directory. It will create the folders umineko\big, umineko\bmp, umineko\en and modify umineko\movie...

Umineko Question Arcs Voice Patch (α-v0.1.0)

First version is finally here! This patch currently only covers (mostly) the voices.
We're still working on the graphics, and it will probably take a while to finish everything. Expect the graphics mod to happen after we're done with the voices.

Most likely there aren't any game breaking issues in this version, though this patch is not intended to be used on your first playthrough. Consider downloading it right only if you want to help us get it finished asap!

Instructions on how to install the patch can be found here. Voices need to be downloaded separately here.